Human-induced global warming, and not El Niño, was the primary driver of last year's severe drought in the Amazon that sent rivers to record lows, required deliveries of food and drinking water to hundreds of river communities ...
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The electric eel is the biggest power-making creature on Earth. It can release up to 860 volts, which is enough to run a machine. In a recent study, a research group from Nagoya University in Japan found electric eels can ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 5, 2023
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Peru has lost more than half of its glacier surface in the last six decades, and 175 glaciers became extinct due to climate change between 2016 and 2020, Peruvian scientists from the state agency that studies glaciers said ...
Environment
Nov 23, 2023
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A group of oceanographers with Laboratoire d'Océanographie Physique et Spatiale, University Brest, CNRS, has found evidence that suggests an unexpected sea level rise over the years 2014 to 2016 was likely due to consecutive ...
The Amazon river basin is known for its immense and lush tropical forests, so one might assume that the Amazon's land is equally rich. In fact, the soils underlying the forested vegetation, particularly in the hilly uplands, ...
Archaeology
Sep 20, 2023
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The Amazon River is the largest river in the world. It discharges about one fifth of global freshwater runoff, resulting in a freshwater plume rich in nutrients and trace elements entering the Atlantic Ocean.
Earth Sciences
Jul 31, 2023
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A new scientific study by researchers from the University of Liège (Belgium) shows that rivers in the Andean mountains contribute 35% and 72% of riverine emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2 ) and methane (CH4 ) in the Amazon ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 17, 2023
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The way rivers function is significantly affected by how much sediment they transport and deposit.
Earth Sciences
Sep 13, 2022
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As the cherished rainforest in South America's Amazon River region continues to shrink, the river itself now presents evidence of other dangers: the overexploitation of freshwater fish.
Plants & Animals
Jun 8, 2022
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How would afforestation and restoration of large areas worldwide affect water-fluxes world wide? A new study led by Wageningen University researcher Anne Hoek van Dijke with contributions from Martin Herold, GFZ, has ...
Earth Sciences
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